Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) / 2021-10-04

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Oct 4
● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608
Feeder Cattle receipts
663 head
▼ 437 vs last sale 1,100▼ 138 vs year ago 801 · −17.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
178 head
▲ 21 vs last sale 157▼ 99 vs year ago 277 · −35.7%
Also sold hereRegular saleTue Sep 22, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes steady, feeder classes less than 300 lbs. 4.00 to 8.00 higher and feeder classes over 300 lbs. 3.00 to 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.90/cwt on 161 head.
Average price
$129.90
161 head · 425 lb average
Value per head Derived
$551
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$133
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$15.89/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.23
vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1447136.6361071
Medium and Large 2419128.4353845
Medium and Large 3395120.7547745
One grade step is worth $15.89/cwt here — about $133 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale161 hd
129.90
—
FL average9 barns · 951 hd
128.67
+1.23
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,45689.051,2975thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,32961.5781821
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,08158.2763085
CowsLean 85-90%Average93743.8141123

Every lot, as filed

81 lots · USDA AMS · Okeechobee Livestock Auction - Okeechobee, FL (Mon)
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 1—618114.93/cwt110.00–119.007106
HeifersMedium and Large 2—524116.11/cwt112.00–120.006085
HeifersMedium and Large 3—60098.00/cwt98.00–98.005881
HeifersMedium and Large 3—507109.65/cwt108.00–111.005563
HeifersMedium and Large 3—220153.26/cwt150.00–157.003372
HeifersMedium and Large 1—535124.04/cwt122.00–132.006648
SteersMedium and Large 1—368177.50/cwt177.00–178.006532
SteersMedium and Large 1—435162.00/cwt162.00–162.007051
HeifersMedium and Large 3—418115.22/cwt112.00–119.004829
HeifersMedium and Large 3—472113.51/cwt110.00–118.005367
HeifersMedium and Large 3—366125.93/cwt122.00–128.004617
HeifersMedium and Large 1—334150.14/cwt148.00–158.005016
SteersMedium and Large 3—633110.96/cwt109.00–113.007022
SteersMedium and Large 3—318164.49/cwt164.00–165.005232
HeifersMedium and Large 2—475122.91/cwt119.00–128.005845
HeifersMedium and Large 2—269144.74/cwt138.00–149.003894
HeifersMedium and Large 2—600108.00/cwt108.00–108.006481
SteersMedium and Large 1—623132.82/cwt128.00–138.008272
SteersMedium and Large 1—574141.24/cwt138.00–147.008116
SteersMedium and Large 2—435151.95/cwt150.00–154.006612
HeifersMedium and Large 1—472133.75/cwt129.00–139.006319
HeifersMedium and Large 1—200190.00/cwt190.00–190.003801
HeifersMedium and Large 1—571120.93/cwt116.00–126.0069112
SteersMedium and Large 3—570122.00/cwt122.00–122.006951
SteersMedium and Large 1—323184.65/cwt180.00–190.005962
SteersMedium and Large 2—620122.99/cwt122.00–124.007632
SteersMedium and Large 3—483126.27/cwt124.00–130.006103
SteersMedium and Large 3—435141.95/cwt140.00–144.006172
SteersMedium and Large 3—355160.00/cwt160.00–160.005681
SteersMedium and Large 1—471149.60/cwt145.00–152.007056
SteersMedium and Large 2—512136.53/cwt130.00–139.006998
SteersMedium and Large 3—540120.99/cwt120.00–122.006532
SteersMedium and Large 2—563133.98/cwt133.00–136.007544
SteersMedium and Large 1—521145.13/cwt140.00–150.0075622
BullsMedium and Large 2—520131.13/cwt129.00–134.006827
BullsMedium and Large 1—610122.46/cwt120.00–125.007472
BullsMedium and Large 1—319185.29/cwt180.00–188.0059111
BullsMedium and Large 1—469149.55/cwt146.00–154.0070110
BullsMedium and Large 1—568130.70/cwt128.00–135.007424
BullsMedium and Large 1—524140.46/cwt136.00–146.007369
CowsLean 85-90%—93145.87/cwt41.00–50.0042717
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,33664.04/cwt61.00–65.0085613
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,33458.49/cwt57.00–60.007807
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,03653.70/cwt51.00–55.0055623
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,12662.53/cwt61.00–65.0070425
CowsLean 85-90%—95537.96/cwt36.00–40.003636
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,19551.00/cwt51.00–51.006091
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,07858.24/cwt56.00–60.0062837
Bulls——1,36089.07/cwt87.00–91.001,2112
Bulls——1,72596.00/cwt96.00–96.001,6561
Bulls——1,41885.56/cwt85.00–86.001,2132
BullsMedium and Large 3—245185.00/cwt185.00–185.004532
BullsMedium and Large 3—419145.09/cwt140.00–149.0060813
BullsMedium and Large 2—473138.49/cwt138.00–140.006558
BullsMedium and Large 1—165215.00/cwt215.00–215.003552
BullsMedium and Large 3—455132.00/cwt132.00–132.006011
BullsMedium and Large 3—362158.62/cwt156.00–160.005746
BullsMedium and Large 3—520120.91/cwt118.00–124.006292
BullsMedium and Large 3—295165.00/cwt165.00–165.004871
BullsMedium and Large 1—410167.05/cwt162.00–170.0068511
HeifersMedium and Large 1—416136.09/cwt130.00–140.0056613
HeifersMedium and Large 1—368145.99/cwt140.00–150.005379
HeifersMedium and Large 1—175197.36/cwt195.00–200.003452
HeifersMedium and Large 1—270159.12/cwt152.00–167.004305
HeifersMedium and Large 2—329141.11/cwt140.00–144.004647
HeifersMedium and Large 2—562112.74/cwt108.00–115.006345
BullsMedium and Large 2—620110.00/cwt110.00–110.006821
HeifersMedium and Large 3—333130.36/cwt128.00–137.004346
HeifersMedium and Large 2—371134.75/cwt130.00–139.0050010
HeifersMedium and Large 3—563102.99/cwt102.00–104.005803
HeifersMedium and Large 3—271127.99/cwt124.00–134.003477
HeifersMedium and Large 2—421124.77/cwt120.00–129.005258
BullsMedium and Large 2—570120.46/cwt118.00–123.006872
BullsMedium and Large 1—208224.82/cwt220.00–230.004682
BullsMedium and Large 2—319175.14/cwt172.00–178.005595
BullsMedium and Large 2—364168.55/cwt166.00–170.006147
BullsMedium and Large 1—277201.17/cwt195.00–210.005576
BullsMedium and Large 1—369177.45/cwt172.00–182.006558
BullsMedium and Large 3—323164.30/cwt160.00–168.005314
BullsMedium and Large 2—414156.94/cwt150.00–158.0065010
BullsMedium and Large 2—276185.95/cwt180.00–192.005135

How this sale compares

Florida weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Florida auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.